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The Martin Luther King Jr Quiz

Martin Luther King Jr dreamed of racial equality. See what else you know about this civil rights hero.

Quiz

1. As a Nobel Peace Prize winner, King has what distinction?

He was the first black person to win.

Wrong. At 35, King was youngest to win the prize. He was the third black person and the fourteenth American to win.

He was the first religious figure to win.

Wrong. At 35, King was youngest to win the prize. He was the third black person and the fourteenth American to win.

He was the youngest to win.

Right! At 35, King was youngest to win the prize. He was the third black person and the fourteenth American to win.

2. The Nobel Prize was not the only major award given to Dr. King. Which of the following did he win?

The Pulitzer Prize.

Incorrect. Calling him the "Symbol of Revolution," Time awarded King its Man of the Year in 1963. In 1957, he made Time's Most Outstanding Personalities list.

Rhodes Scholarship.

Incorrect. Calling him the "Symbol of Revolution," Time awarded King its Man of the Year in 1963. In 1957, he made Time's Most Outstanding Personalities list.

Time magazine's Man of the Year.

Correct! Calling him the "Symbol of Revolution," Time awarded King its Man of the Year in 1963. In 1957, he made Time's Most Outstanding Personalities list.

3. What school awarded MLK his Ph.D. in Theology?

Columbia University.

No, it's B.U. King could include academics among his many achievements. He attended Morehouse College at the age of 15 after skipping 9th and 12th grade. He received a scholarship to Crozer Theological Seminary to study divinity and was awarded his Ph.D. from B.U. in 1955.

Howard University.

No, it's B.U. King could include academics among his many achievements. He attended Morehouse College at the age of 15 after skipping 9th and 12th grade. He received a scholarship to Crozer Theological Seminary to study divinity and was awarded his Ph.D. from B.U. in 1955.

Boston University.

Yes, it's B.U. King could include academics among his many achievements. He attended Morehouse College at the age of 15 after skipping 9th and 12th grade. He received a scholarship to Crozer Theological Seminary to study divinity and was awarded his Ph.D.

4. In 1963, King wrote his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." What was the letter about?

Non-violent civil disobedience.

You're right. King's fondness for Gandhi inspired his belief in non-violent protest. The Kings visited India in 1959 and studied Gandhi's teachings of peaceful protests. A popular method of non-violent protest was the sit-in, which started in this country in 1961 at a Woolworth counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The importance of integrating schools.

Not quite. King's fondness for Gandhi inspired his belief in non-violent protest. The Kings visited India in 1959 and studied Gandhi's teachings of peaceful protests. A popular method of non-violent protest was the sit-in, which started in this country in 1961 at a Woolworth counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Equality by "Any means necessary."

No. King's fondness for Gandhi inspired his belief in non-violent protest. The Kings visited India in 1959 and studied Gandhi's teachings of peaceful protests. A popular method of non-violent protest was the sit-in, which started in this country in 1961 at a Woolworth counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

5. Martin Luther King is the third American to have a national holiday named after him. (George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the others.) When did we celebrate the first Martin Luther King Day?

1983

Close, but not quite. The holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983 and first celebrated on January 20, 1986.

1979

No. The holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983 and first celebrated on January 20, 1986.

1986

Yes! The holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983 and first celebrated on January 20, 1986.

1. As a Nobel Peace Prize winner, King has what distinction?He was the youngest to win.

2. The Nobel Prize was not the only major award given to Dr. King. Which of the following did he win?Time magazine's Man of the Year.

3. What school awarded MLK his Ph.D. in Theology?Boston University.

4. In 1963, King wrote his famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." What was the letter about?Non-violent civil disobedience.

5. Martin Luther King is the third American to have a national holiday named after him. (George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the others.) When did we celebrate the first Martin Luther King Day?1986